Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical

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Flammable guitarist T @RT55459932 Jul 7 better than the movie JERMEY JORDAN IS MY KIIIIIING See more Jake D. @theDonkeyLegacy13 Mar 1 Theatrical, stunning. See more Dallas H @RT53171010 Nov 26 This is a fun performance to watch. Very theatrical, very musical, and very heavy on the satirical use of the New York accents. See more Abby W @RT02175076 Sep 2 I would give this an 8.3/10. The dancing in this musical was phenomenal. The singing was very impressive however the lyrics were not as catchy as other musicals. We really enjoyed Les who was the little boy and how much they showed him. We also enjoyed how Katherine helped Jack so much. We do suggest this as a two parter because it was very long. Isabella was not a fan of how much the crowd was showed however Avia and Abby did not mind. We also would like to say how hot some of the actors were. Overall we would recommend this movie to everyone. See more Gabriel B @RT42636375 06/16/2025 This is the redemption of Newsies this the entire cast is at there best Jeremy Jordan absolutely KILLS IT this is technicaly a disney remake and its the best one and the only amazing one i want a animated remake though WATCH IT NOW See more Bev D @calamityschild1120 03/20/2025 This musical is the Broadway adaptation of the 1992 movie musical of the same name, and to summarize plainly: you're much better served watching the original film than this. While the cast is certainly full of talented singers and dancers, the acting performances range from being fair to downright annoying. Visually, the set is lackluster at best and consists exclusively of metal scaffolding that takes you out of the story. In fact, the set was very familiar. I'd seen it before walking past construction sites in modern New York City. Meanwhile costumes are cartoonish and of questionable historical accuracy. The biggest problem I have with this musical is *spoiler alert* the so-called love story between Jeremy Jordan's "Jack Kelly" and Kara Lindsay's "Katherine Plumber." In this production, Jack makes several unwanted advances on Katherine, meanwhile she threatens to punch him and then kisses him in the same scene only to mock and tell him to "shut up" five minutes later. Hardly a classic compared to other stories that Disney has created. Katherine is, unfortunately, a product of her time. A 'strong' female character who 'isn't like other girls' and uses her male counterparts with no regard to their own circumstances to further her career as a reporter. She needs no man - that is, until she finds "something to believe in" in Jack. She's a character who could have been interesting if she had had a better writer but her inconsistent characterization fails to impart lasting meaning and fails to stand the test of time as a good example for girls and young women. There is only one child actor in the cast who plays the little brother "Les." I'm not sure whether to take issue with the fact that a story centered on child labor only cast one child to tackle the story, or to be relieved that I was spared two full hours of grating performances. Either way, the charm of the original 1992 film is lost by having grown men masquerade as 12- to 17-year-olds and gives the same impression of the disaster that was the Hunger Games. (Which also curiously placed its focus on love rather than tackle serious themes and issues.) And as a final note, there are several odd plot points that go nowhere and make no sense without having first watched the 1992 film. So, you may as well go watch the original anyways. See more Read all reviews

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